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I tell you, my friends, don`t be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
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A Word for 'My Friends'
Commentators highlight that Jesus's use of 'my friends' is deeply significant. It's not a casual greeting but a term of intimate love and confidence, contrasting sharply with the hostility of the religious leaders. This tender address shows Jesus's personal care for his disciples as he prepares them for persecution.
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Unto you my friends (υμιν τοις φιλοις). As opposed to the Pharisees and lawyers in 11:43,46,53.
Be not afraid of
19th Century
Anglican
I say unto you my friends.—See Notes on Matthew 10:28-32. The opening words, however, in their tender sympathy, anticipat…
Baptist
Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be procl…
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“Friends” is an expression of confidence (), one that is antithetical to the hostility of the Pharisees (v.4). Jesus does not guarantee protection …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I say to you, my friends Whom he dearly loved, and had taken into the greatest intimacy and familiarity; making …
Presbyterian
A firm belief in the doctrine of God's universal providence, and its extent, would satisfy us when we are in peril and encourage us to trust God in…
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